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February 19, 2025 | Europe

Three candidates in running to lead ERA

A vote to choose the next executive director will take place on March 19.

November 20, 2024 | Infrastructure

FRMCS project prepares to start field testing

Version 2 of the FRMCS specification will be completed by the end of this year, paving the way for field testing on five pilot lines in Europe.

November 17, 2024 | Policy

Industry leader bows out

Josef Doppelbauer will leave his role as executive director of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) this month. He sat down with Kevin Smith at InnoTrans to reflect on his tenure.

October 11, 2024 | High-speed

Renfe to launch Barcelona - Toulouse service in April

Spanish operator has requested extension to safety certificate from ERA.

July 17, 2024 | Signalling

Making it happen: ERTMS at a tipping point

The EU Agency for Railways held its third bi-annual ERTMS conference in Valenciennes, France, in April. As David Briginshaw reports, ERTMS still faces some major challenges to accelerate its deployment in Europe.

March 21, 2024 | Europe

Breaking down Europe’s digital barriers

In an increasingly data-driven industry, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) is working to improve standardisation and accessibility, as Chris Carr, head of ERA’s Operational Data Unit (OPD), explains.

March 4, 2024 | Analysis

Making the most of Europe’s rail capacity

The European Parliament is currently considering a proposed regulation on rail infrastructure capacity that aims to eliminate differences in national practice and make better use of existing capacity, particularly for cross-border freight. Robert Preston reports from Brussels.

February 12, 2024 | Europe

Greater standardisation paves the way for rolling out ERTMS across Europe

The European technical specification for signalling and train control systems has been recast to support greater cross-border interoperability through the deployment of ERTMS, while making provision for ETCS enhancements that are now under development. Robert Preston looks at the major changes.

November 20, 2023 | Technology

Can satellites reduce the cost of ERTMS?

How Europe is making progress with developing satellite technology for more cost-effective secure communications and train location under ERTMS was debated at the Space for Innovation in Rail conference held in Madrid on September 13-14. Robert Preston reports.

October 17, 2023 | Main line

Further delay to cross-border Aachen - Liège service

Delay due to technical challenge of retrofitting ETCS to Flirt3 EMU fleet.

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